A 12-year-old girl thought to be the only survivor of the Yemenia air crash has told how she was thrown into the ocean and watched her aircraft sink. Baya Bakari told her father at a hospital in Yemen that she …
Category Archive: Africa
Zimbabwe cholera death toll now more than 1,600
The death toll from the worst cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe’s history continues to rise and now stands at 1,608, the United Nations said today, adding that the number of cases of the acute intestinal infection caused by contaminated food or …
Nation in shock after deadly disco stampede – Tanzania
The nation was in deep shock and mourning yesterday, following the news of a horrendous disco hall stampede during the Eid el Fitr celebrations in Tabora town on Wednesday evening, in which 19 children perished and 16 others were hospitalised. …
Flooding in Algerian oasis kills 30, damages hundreds of homes
ALGIERS (AFP) – Flooding following rare torrential rains on the edge of the Algerian desert have killed at least 30 people and injured 50, while damaging hundreds of homes, officials said Thursday. Algeria’s Interior Minister Noureddine Yazid Zerhouni said the …
Wildfires sweep southern Africa, killing at least 89 people; toll could rise
MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) _ Officials say at least 89 people have died in wildfires sweeping through Mozambique, South Africa and Swaziland. The Mozambique government says that 49 people have died in central Mozambique and the toll may rise further. The …